Lewis Hamilton will start the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position after a dominant performance, which saw him almost half a second quicker than team-mate Nico Rosberg.
The Mercedes driver secured his tenth pole in 11 races, ensuring he will be awarded the ‘pole position’ trophy at the end of the season, whilst also becoming the first driver to score six poles in a row in a single season since Mika Hakkinen in 1999.
Rosberg starts second behind Hamilton, whilst the Mercedes pair were well clear of those behind, despite what looked like a closer chasing pack throughout practice.
Williams’ Valtteri Bottas starts third ahead of Romain Grosjean – though the Lotus driver will serve a grid drop, meaning he will start the race from ninth.
Sergio Perez impressed for Force India to secure fifth ahead of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo and the second Williams of Felipe Massa and the second Lotus of Pastor Maldonado.
Ferrari didn’t enjoy a great day as Sebastian Vettel only managed ninth, whilst team-mate Kimi Raikkonen ground to a halt during Q2, meaning he starts 14th.
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 01 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:47.197 | – |
| 02 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:47.655 | 0.458 |
| 03 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:48.537 | 1.340 |
| 04 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:48.561 | 1.364 |
| 05 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 1:48.599 | 1.402 |
| 06 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:48.639 | 1.442 |
| 07 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:48.685 | 1.488 |
| 08 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:48.754 | 1.557 |
| 09 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:48.825 | 1.628 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:49.771 | 2.574 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:49.121 | – |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:49.228 | – |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:49.586 | – |
| 14 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | – | – |
| 15 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:49.952 | – |
| 16 | Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:52.948 | – |
| 17 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:53.099 | – |
| 18 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | – | – |
| 19 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:50.978 | – |
| 20 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:51.420 | – |
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